That's What She Said (song)
| "That's What She Said" | |||||||
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| Song by The Automatic from the album Not Accepted Anywhere | |||||||
| Released |
UK 19 June 2006 United States 22 June 2007 | ||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||||
| Genre |
Pop punk Alternative rock Electro disco | ||||||
| Length | 3:16 | ||||||
| Label | B-Unique | ||||||
| Producer(s) |
Steve Harris Richard Jackson Ian Broudie[1] | ||||||
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"That's What She Said" is the lead track on Welsh band The Automatic's debut album Not Accepted Anywhere. The track was recorded in Stir Studio in Cardiff.[2]
Production
Meaning
The track drones of the unhappy day-to-day lives, waiting for the weekend to begin.[3]
Release
The song itself was performed live for the first time ever at Cardiff Barfly on New Year's Eve 2005.
On the "Recover" 2006 single, a recording from The Electric Ballroom in London of the track is featured as a B-side, where the song is played considerable faster live.[4]
The track was featured on Kerrang!'s CD New Breed.[5]
The song's most notable performances include Later... with Jools Holland where the band replaced Keane, and in USA during SXSW from the Bat Bar[6]
Musicians
- James Frost - Guitar, backing vocals
- Robin Hawkins - Lead vocals, bass guitar
- Iwan Griffiths drums, percussion, vocals
- Alex Pennie - Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizers, Backing Percussion
Performance
With the departure of Alex Pennie, Paul Mullen uses a microKORG during the verse, then in the chorus switches to guitar, Paul also uses a vocoder during many of the vocal parts of the song whilst Rob sings lead vocals during the verse, Frost during the pre-chorus and then Rob again during the chorus.